Scrapbook

MESS! That is what my dining room table looks like right now. And probably will until Caroline turns 1! OR unless somebody comes to visit! :) Obviously I am making a scrapbook of Caroline's first year as per Anne telling me too! Just kidding! Well, she DID tell me she wanted me to make one but I wanted to anyway! This is actually the first scrapbook I have ever made and I'm really enjoying it! I keep saying to Derek "I love doing this!" He has also told me he likes watching me! He's such a weirdo but I love him! I knew that I would like it becuase I like being creative but I REALLY like it! I have 5 pages done and I just started this past weekend! I made Derek go to Micheal's this Sat. so I could get more stuff. (I know, sounds like a Really exciting Sat. night!) Because he is glad I'm making one, he seems more inclined to let me spend money on it! Yay! Good thing cause this scrapbooking thing is not cheap!

A Wonderful Week

I'm sad to be back from good ol' Illinois, even though the weather was not so hot. We had a great time. It was so fun to watch Derek meeting and playing with his niece! He would say the cutest things........."Her hands are so little"! Hopefully gets him in the mood for one of his own?!? I wish! Here are some pics from the week.

Ali and I at her wedding.

Derek holding Caroline for the first time!
She's so cute! Look at that shirt!
What a smile!
Before Ali's rehearsal dinner.

I have to say it was the hardest leaving this time. Caroline has changed so much and she's only 3 mths! She's going to change like crazy over the next year and I just can't believe that I won't be around to watch it. My dad and Anne dropped me off at the airport and there I was sobbing holding Caroline, thinking she'll be so different the next time I see her! Kinda embarrassing. Oh well! I love her!

Thank Goodness for Waranties!

Derek bought our lab top about 3 yrs ago and along with it, he got a warranty that lasts 3 yrs. The waranty wears out on April 11. On April 6 our computer broke. Thats right. It wouldn't turn on. Derek called Dell support and they had him mess around with it, trying to fix it himself. However, nothing worked. They told him that the computer would need a new memory board and mother board (whatever those are :), but they are VERY expensive). They sent out a DELL guy and he fixed it up. Guess how much it cost? Nothing! Thats right nothing! Thank Goodness for the waranty!!! Just in the nick of time! Ahhhh. I'm smiling.

In One Week:

In One Week:

• We will be on a Southwest airplane
• I will get to see my niece for the first time since she was 3 wks, now almost 3 mths
• Derek will get to finally meet baby Caroline
• We will be preparing for Ali's wedding
• We will be HOME

To My Beautiful Sister

Happy Birthday Anne!

My sister, my go to girl, my confidant, my VERY best friend

From then until now.....

Anne and I have been best friends since I can remember. Whether it was needing someone to play house with or someone to cry to, she has ALWAYS been there. I have always looked up to her, as you can tell in the first picture! :) She is an amazing woman, wife and now MOM! I can talk to her about anything, everything, or nothing at all. She is the person I miss the most. I miss her so much sometimes, it hurts. She is having a birthday lunch today with mom and baby Caroline and I WANT TO BE THERE!!!! But I'm not so this is the best I can do. So happy birthday Anne, I love you and I can't wait to see you in almost a week.